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For more information, please contact [email protected]. u \ Inside Today Classifieds 9 Comics 8 Door slams shut on 91 Threepenny Opera' Features 5-6 News 2-3 Opinions 4 baseball season opens Wednesday Sports 7 See Story, page 7 See Story, page 5 Liked By Many, Cussed By Some, ...Read By Them All ese Geor Anne >en- n 912/681-5246 Vol. 63, No. 43 • Tuesday, May 14, 1991 Since 1927, Georgia Southerns Official Student Newspaper Georgia Southern University • Statesboro, GA 30460 News Briefs ©Copyright 1991, USA Democrats and Republicans offer platforms TODAY/Apple College Information Network By KEN WARD 7 think these kinds of debates are an Staff Writer BAKER TRIES AGAIN FOR PEACE: GSU's College Republican or- important part of our freedom of Secretary of State James ganization is sponsoring a expression and a part of the political Baker Monday makes one final Republican and Democrat pre- push to rekindle hopes for a sentation of platforms Thursday process of our great nation," multination Mideast peace con- in the University Union room 270 ference. He meets Egyptian at 8:15 p.m. -Dr. Hal Fulmer, Assistant Professor President Hosni Mubarak and "This event will be presented Director. lent opportunity for the students, Soviet Foreign Minister on a level that we can understand The Democrat speakers will faculty, and staff of GSU to learn Alexander Bessmertnykh after what both parties represent and be Ron Fennel, Executive Party the beliefs of both parties." said talking for nearly six hours ultimately answer the question... Director of Georgia and Joe Keith Wilson, Chairman of Sunday with Syrian President what is a Republican and what is D'Amico, President of Georgia's GSU's College Republicans. Hafez Assad. Baker made no a Democrat," said Will Hurst, Young Democrats. "During the presentation, the progress on key points that Program Coordinator. "I try ev- "I think these kinds of debates Republicans and Democrats will Syria wants and Israel resists. ery day to learn something about are an important part of our free- have a chance to lay it on the line, politics, still there is so much I dom of expressions and a part of MARRIOTT CUTS RATES to let people know what party don't know." the political process of our great stands for what." DRASTICALLY: The Republican speakers will nation," said Dr. Hal Fulmer, Each party will have approxi- Marriott Hotels, Resorts and be Joe Fleming, the National GSU assistant professor and mately 30 minutes to present their Suites, fighting fierce competi- Republican Party Regional moderator of the platform presen- views on certain issues. After the tion and a shortage of travelers, Director of Communication and tation will cut regular rates as much "We welcome everyone to at- presentation of platforms, a 30 as 60% this summer. Average Gabe Sterling, the College tend this super presentation. minute question and answer ses- rates are normally $100 a night. Republican Evemtivfi Part^ This event will provide an excel- sion will be held. It will cut weekday rates to $49 or $59 at many hotels. But like cheap air fares, Marriott's rates Conference on are nonrefundable and must be bought at least 21 or 14 days be- fore arrival. employment relations TAX INCREASES COULD LOOM: Bad news for many taxpay- to be held Thursday ers. The recession has taken a G-A Staff Reports Layne joined OSHA in 1971 as a big bite out of state and local fi- compliance officer in Houston, The Society for Human nances, and hefty tax hikes later serving as deputy regional Resource Management will host could be on the horizon. The administrator in Dallas. He was federal officials from the Center for the Study of the States named Southeastern regional National Labor Relations Board, says that despite a record round administrator in 1989. the Occupational Health and of tax increases last year, state A representative for the EOC's Safety Administration, and the revenue rose less than 1% in the Savannah office will describe Equal Opportunity Commission first quarter of this year from strategies for implementation of in a day-long conference at GSU first-quarter 1990. Some states affirmative action plans and the Thursday. lost ground. new Americans with Disabilities The meeting focusing on cur- Act, which takes effect in 1992. EMPLOYERS MONITOR FREE TIME: rent issues in employment rela- This session begins at 11 a.m.. tions, begins at 9 a.m. in the More and more employers At 1:30 p.m. Barlow Curran, are monitoring the off-duty be- University Union Theatre with assistant district director of the havior of their workers, basing Associate Chief Judge William Wage and Hour Division of the N. Cates of the NLRB in Atlanta, hiring and firing decisions on U.S. Department of Labor will speaking on changes that have what they find. The trend, make his presentation of possible occurred in labor relations law driven by penny-pinching more policy changes under the current than by nosiness, is raising under the Bush administration. administration. Cates joined the Atlanta office new concerns about the loss of Curran served with the personal privacy. Included: of the NLRB in 1971, and was Department of Labor in South employers who fire workers who named resident office of the Florida for 12 years before as- are obese, who smoke off-duty or agency's Tulsa office in 1976. He suming his post in Savannah. have high cholesterol levels - or returned to Atlanta in 1979 as re- He supervises all wage and hour who ride motorcycles. gional attorney, and was named officials in South Georgia and associate chief administrative administers the Fair Labor CELERY MAY BE NEW HEALTH FOOD: Slow construction workers ahead law judge in 1980. Standards Act, the Federal Eating celery may lower At 10 a.m. R. Davis Layne, The widening of portions of Chandler and Lanier roads is continuing as construction crews Government Contract Wage blood pressure and cholesterol, resurface the old blacktop. Weather permitting, the new lanes are to be paved later this regional administrator for suggests a new study. Celery month. (Photo by Kevin Hudson) OSHA will talk on new regula- has been prescribed in half- tions and compliance practices. See CONFERENCE, page 10 pound daily doses for one week by Asian cultures since 200 B.C. Researchers giving rats a cel- ery extract after a month found SOAR team chosen, begins planning an average 12% to 14% drop in On April 18, the new team at- The students and parents are systolic blood pressure and a By David G. Berny tended the seventeenth annual often separated during orienta- seven-point drop in cholesterol Staff Writer tion in order to give attention to Southern Regional Orientation levels. The dose equaled two each group's needs. Workshop held at North Carolina large stalks for humans. McManus adds, "While the GSUs orientation, advisement State University in Raleigh, students are receiving assistance TYLENOL CASE BEGINS: and registration team, SOAR, North Carolina, where more than in the registration process, the has been formed and has begun 575 participants competed for Legal liability in one of the parents are given information on organizing the summer's orien- awards in skits, singing and most publicized product tamper- financing a college education." ings ever - cyanide-laced tation sessions. overall performance. Tylenol - is getting its first air- Seven sessions for parents and The GSU Team won several ing in court. Jury selection be- Members of the 1991 SOAR freshman are scheduled during honors at the convention includ- gins in Cook County Circuit team include: Jeff Adams, Jeff the summer with the first begin- ing fourth place in the skit com- Court (111.) Monday, nearly Barker, Ken Boiling, Curtis ning on June 28 and the last on petition, third place in the song nine years after seven people Combs, Brad Griffis, Kelley August 23. competition and was awarded died from taking the tainted Hare, Julie Hawkins, Susan In addition, two sessions are third place overall. pain relievers. Hettesheimer, Tony Jones, Lynn planned for transfer students. Kirkland, Jenny Long, Tami AGENT CHALLENGES POLICY: McKendree, Cathy Powell, Beth "The program assists the par- Continental Airlines ticket Shuman, Cindy Shuman, Susan ents as well as the students to ad- "We try to make the transition agent Teresa Fischette, fired as easy as possible for the student Spangler, Mike Thurman, just to the change of attending col- Members of the 1991 SOAR team has begun organizing for the last week because she refused to Andrea Tiggler, Ramsamn lege," said Michele McManus, and parents," explians. comply with Continental's new Varghese and Rani Varghese. coordinator of SOAR. McManus. summer orientation sessions. (Special Photo) rule requiring all female ground workers to wear makeup, is^asking people to Studies show that many students are eligible for financial aid write the airline to help her get G-A Staff Reports lefthanders, children of fisher- her job back. Fischette, calling expected to be available to stu- lion of public and private schol- lars." men, lineal descendants of her dismissal "a women's dents this year.